**Meet the editor**

Dr. Rita Rezzani is Full Professor of Human Anatomy and Chair of Anatomy and Physiopathology Section at University of Brescia (Italy). Her scientific fields include the immunosuppressive effects of cyclosporine A, the oxidative stress and the morphological alterations induced by cardiovascular diseases. Recently her interest involves the beneficial effect of natural antioxidants, in

particular of melatonin, in several diseases. She is interested in studying both the therapeutic and protective melatonin effects. For this purpose, she is working with important scientists around the world. She is an author of 165 full-length publications and she participated in writing of several books regarding cardiovascular diseases and atherogenesis.

Contents

**Preface VII**

and José Milei

**Clinical Trials 105**

**Stenosis 125**

**Protection Device 149**

Kougialis

Chapter 1 **Evaluation and Treatment of Carotid Artery Stenosis 1**

Chapter 3 **Carotid Artery – Pathology, Plaque Structure – Relationship between Histological Assessment, Color Doppler Ultrasonography and Magnetic Resonance Imaging –**

Chapter 4 **Carotid Plaque Morphology: Plaque Instability and Correlation with Development of Ischaemic Neurological Events 85**

Chapter 5 **Update on Carotid Revascularization: Evidence from Large**

Chapter 6 **Oxidised Low Density Lipoprotein (LDL) Modification with**

Chapter 7 **Cerebral Protection in Carotid Angioplasty – Is There a Need? Advantages and Disadvantages of Each Type of**

Antenor Tavares and José Guilherme Caldas

**Statin Therapy is Associated with Reduction in Carotid**

**Dolichoarteriopathies – Barorreceptors 31**

Reza Mofidi and Barnabas Rigden Green

Masanori Kawasaki, Shinichi Yoshimura and Kiyofumi Yamada

Ricardo Luis Beigelman, Andrés María Izaguirre, Francisco Azzato

Hussien Heshmat Kassem, Foad Abd-Allah and Mohammad Wasay

Elias Skopelitis, Dimitrios Levisianou, Helen Lydataki and Sofoklis

Lindsay Gates and Jeffrey Indes

Chapter 2 **Tissue Characterization of Carotid Plaques 19**
